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Old 11-07-2011, 15:08   #3
GratefulCitizen
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Wealth is accumulated over time when you produce more than you consume.

When productivity is rewarded (get to keep the fruits of your labor) you get more productivity.
When slothfulness is rewarded (get the fruits of someone else's labor) you get more slothfulness.

When, on average, a society produces more than they consume, there is abundance, growth, and life.
When, on average, a society consumes more than they produce, there is scarcity, decay, and death.

This is why capitalism and private property produce life, while socialism and collective property produce death.
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